Security Council calls for a total ban on fireworks during New Year | NOW

The Security Council is calling for a ban on lighting and selling fireworks prior to the upcoming turn of the year. Hubert Bruls, chairman of the Security Council, said this on Monday evening after the meeting between the mayors. Earlier, various parties from the medical field, among others, expressed the wish for a fireworks ban. … Read more

Amsterdam City Council agrees with a general ban on fireworks NOW

The City Council of Amsterdam on Thursday approved the plans to announce a general fireworks ban this year. Amsterdam is therefore the second largest city after Rotterdam where fireworks are no longer allowed to be lit. On Thursday afternoon a motion from the Party for the Animals was adopted, which was also signed by D66, … Read more

Rotterdam agrees with plan for total ban on fireworks in the city | NOW

The Rotterdam city council agreed on Thursday evening with a plan for a total ban on fireworks in the city, reports Rijnmond. Only the CDA parties, Livable Rotterdam and the PVV were against the ban. According to Rijnmond the municipal council will vote on the definitive implementation of the plan in April. Earlier on Thursday, … Read more

Remkes: “It surprises me that there have been no bonfire incidents during construction” NOW

44 arrests, more than 600 fire brigades and 33 burnt-out cars. The figures for the New Year in The Hague resemble those of a battle. Yet the mayor of The Hague, Johan Remkes, is proud of his inhabitants, because he expected much worse. When the 68-year-old Remkes was asked to become acting mayor of The … Read more

After Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Eindhoven also wants to get rid of fireworks in the city NOW

Following the example of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, a majority in the Eindhoven city council also wants to ban the firing of fireworks in the city. The fifth municipality in the Netherlands wants to use one or more organized fireworks shows as an alternative, it reports Eindhovens Dagblad Thursday. The general opinion among councilors is that … Read more

Mayor of Breda is considering fireworks prohibition in neighborhood Hoge Vucht after dramatic New Year’s Eve

The mayor now wants to talk to the police in particular about the enforceability of such a ban in that specific neighborhood. For example, he mentions the risk of a ‘leakage effect’ if there is a prohibition in one neighborhood and not in another. Destruction cameras: two tons of damageGiven the threatening atmosphere, they were … Read more

Mayor of Schiedam calls on cabinet to ban consumer fireworks: ‘tradition passed on’

Saturday, January 4, 2020, 7:35 PM – – Mayor Lamers of Schiedam looked back on New Year’s Eve in his New Year’s speech on Saturday. In it, he called on the cabinet and the House of Representatives to “stop this overshadowed tradition and put an end to the sale of consumer fireworks.” – “When I … Read more